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Fitch: African Telecoms Growth is Expected to Continue

added: 10-03-2009

Fitch Ratings says in a special report that Africa's telecommunications sector is set to continue to grow and eventually undergo a consolidation phase.

The DDMA Chinese Consumer Sentiment Index(TM) Declines by 9 points in February 2009

added: 10-03-2009

45% of Chinese consumers reduced spending in February, an increase of 7% over January. Over 85% of consumers are now concerned about the outlook for the economy, while 26% of consumers are concerned about their own job security.

Half A Ton Of Municipal Waste Generated Per Person In The EU27 In 2007

added: 09-03-2009

In the EU27, 522 kg of municipal waste was generated per person in 2007. Municipal waste can be treated in several ways: landfilling, incineration, recycling or composting. In the EU27 in 2007, 42% of treated municipal waste was landfilled, 20% incinerated, 22% recycled and 17% composted.

Tourism In The EU27: Slight Decrease In Nights Spent In Hotels In 2008

added: 09-03-2009

In 2008, 1 578 million nights were spent in hotels and similar establishments in the EU27, a decrease of 0.5% compared with 2007, after +3.4% in 2007 and +2.9% in 2006. The number of hotel nights spent by residents in their own country in 2008 was stable, while hotel nights spent by non-residents fell by 1.1%.

South Asia Can Weather Economic Crisis

added: 09-03-2009

South Asian countries can weather the global financial crisis by taking both short- and long-term measures to stimulate their economies, says a new study commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Global Financial Market Losses Reach $50 Trillion

added: 09-03-2009

The global financial crisis slashed the value of financial assets worldwide by a massive $50 trillion last year, with developing Asia suffering more than other emerging market regions.

Crisis Reveals Growing Finance Gaps for Developing Countries: Poorer Countries Are Short Of $270- $700 billion for 2009

added: 09-03-2009

Developing countries face a financing shortfall of $270-700 billion this year, as private sector creditors shun emerging markets, and only one quarter of the most vulnerable countries have the resources to prevent a rise in poverty, the World Bank said.

Employee Confidence Index Declines 2.6 Points in February 2009

added: 09-03-2009

The Spherion Employee Confidence Index decreased 2.6 points to 40.1 in February. The Index, which measures workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment, reveals that fewer workers are confident in their ability to find a new job and fewer are optimistic in the future of their current employers.

US Employment Situation in Fabruary 2009

added: 09-03-2009

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Payroll employment has declined by 2.6 million in the past 4 months. In February, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors.

Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2009

added: 09-03-2009

The impact of the economic crisis on labour markets is now clearly visible in recent employment statistics. The unemployment rate in the EU has been rising from a low of 6.8% in April 2008 to reach 7.6% in January 2009, and in particular Estonia, Spain, Ireland, Lithuania and Latvia were adversely affected.

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